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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Mets Minor League Roundup 8/11: Stuart Sac Fly wins its for Savannah

Mets Minor League Roundup 8/11:

ALBUQUERQUE 8, LAS VEGAS 2: The 51's scored two runs in the first inning against visiting Albuquerque, but surrendered eight unanswered runs to close the game in an 8-2 defeat. Allan Dykstra singled with two outs in the first inning for Las Vegas and scored on Brandon Allen’s single. Andrew Brown scored the second run on a wild pitch. The 51s were limited to six singles and no extra base hits. Allen went 2 for 4. Box

BRADENTON 5, ST. LUCIE 4: St. Lucie took a 4-0 lead in the third on two-run doubles by L.J. Mazzilli and Jared King, but could not hold on. After three scoreless innings from Daisuke Matsuzaka in a rehab start, the Marauders tied the score with a four-run fourth against Tim Peterson. He ultimately was charged with five runs in four relief innings. Box

SAVANNAH 4, ASHEVILLE 3 (10 innings): Champ Stuart brought home Yeixon Ruiz with a game-winning sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th to cap a comeback win over division-leading Asheville. Ruiz had a big night. Leading off the bottom of the 10th, he tripled and scored the winning run in front of a laser throw from Asheville center fielder Ramiel Tapia. Ruiz's solo homer in the third inning had tied the score at 2. The Tourists took a 3-2 lead in the seventh when Dillon Thomas tripled and scored on Wilfredo Rodriguez's sacrifice fly. The Gnats evened the score at 3 in the bottom of the ninth when Victor Cruzado singled into right field to plate pinch runner Jonathan Johnson. Box

JOHNSON CITY 3, KINGSPORT 2: Starter Gaby Almonte (0-6) allowed three runs in three innings. The K-Mets pulled within 3-1 in the eighth on Eudor Garcia's run-scoring groundout. Luis Guillorme had an RBI single in the ninth. He advanced to second on a wild pitch and to third on Jean Rodriguez's infield single. However, Guillorme was stranded there as the tying run when Oswald Caraballo grounded out. Yoan Gonzalez contributed three scoreless relief innings in the loss. Box

BATAVIA 4, BROOKLYN 3: Carlos Valdez and the Cyclones failed to hold a 3-2 lead over the final two innings. Second baseman Tyler Moore's two-out throwing error in the eighth allowed the tying run to score. Victor Castro had a two-out walk-off RBI single against Valdez in the bottom of the ninth. Box